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Teach me how to dance -- To heed music’s allure. To twist and turn so gracefully, To float With joy so pure. Teach me to be free -- To follow any path. To feel the warmth of summer days, And brighten with a laugh. Teach me to be gentle -- To whisper, like a breeze. To brush your fac...

I support her through the door, kicking it shut behind me. She laughs and clutches my stained shirt as we stumble though the living room, navigating our way around endless piles of bottles, cans, and cigarettes. When I trip under her weight, she puts a hand against the wall to stop herself from fall...

Stop it, you,
With your wayward words.
Like a dog on a leash
You let Cryptic loose,
And call him back
With a jovial
Whistle.
I itch to unzip your smirk
And see what's really there.
I just want a glimpse
To find some sort of
Meaning
Hiding between your lips....

You lean against the white porch railing,
Tossing pebbles into my room.
When I hiss through my darkened window
To end your manly facade,
You jerk your head and grin,
Tempting me without words.
You hold open the screen door,
Always the gentleman,
But let it snap close, slapping my bum as
I...

You're a banana split.
You sound good.
You seem good.
You look even better.
You're a banana split.
Not enough ice cream,
Too much banana,
Not a single sprinkle.
You're a banana split.
But I don't want you.
I'm lactose intolerant.
You should just
Split....

I've always seen my brother
As untouchable.
Unreachable
From his door across from mine,
As distant from me
As my own future.
Thirty-six on the ACT
Top 100 colleges,
Valedictorian...
But who's keeping score?
Here I am, an obscure
Drama freak,
Breathing in the dust
Of a lusci...

They say I wore a crown of gold
With diamonds set in stone.
But it wasn't.
It was copper,
Painted yellow till it shone.
Plastic rubies, bright like poppies
Sat upon my brow.
They lined my face with false impressions
And stung with every bow
Of trembling subjects before my throne,
Murm...

I saw the flame of my generation.
She had a spark
Of inspiration.
She craned her neck to see the stars
Above.
When she did, her bare feet leapt.
Injustice sighed,
Repression wept.
We saw incentive and the lack
Thereof.
We squared our shoulders, set our feet
And went to work
To bring...

They say
Play with dignity,
Equity,
Integrity.
I say
Play aggressively,
Fearlessly,
Successfully.
They say it's just a game.
I say play to win.
'Cause winning isn't sinning
If you deserve it in the end.
I'm the last one standing
When the competition's don...

A sandbox kingdom lay beneath an oak.
Buds bloomed from the barren ground
As they built towers and castles,
Wielding plastic shovels like wands.
They spent the summers the same way
They spent dirty quarters from their pockets,
Delighting in the pleasure of growing like the grass
And runnin...

Little knocks
And tick-tocks
From the clock upon the wall.
The Mockingbird
Sings its fair word,
Waiting for next Fall.
Towns and docks
Of building blocks
Don't seem to look as tall
When standing near the
Clicking clock
That's hanging on the wall.
Painted smocks
And frilly f...

Pre-dawn morning's misty light
Battles with the dark of night.
And as the shadows shift to day,
I wonder what my house will say.
The stairs are creaking,
Pipes are leaking,
Rafters softly groan;
So I smile and I hum along,
For I am not alone.
I sweep the floors,
Once, twice, again...

How can music do it?
How does it instantly strike that cavern within us,
The one which cradles our emotions,
Our memories,
And free them with a few simple notes?
Soft, gentle chords coax recollections;
Those which our subconscious attaches
To the individual feelings that
Music carries thr...

Are you frightened,
Alarmed?
I may slip away,
Never to return,
Without your notice.
At first I remain,
Solid and unwavering.
Ready when called upon,
Waiting when not.
Time goes on, however.
My steady edges blur,
My colors fade,
And I sink deeper.
Then, when opportunity arises,
Yo...

Our top-notch masks
Are molded quite perfectly!
They're all made the same,
And loved by society!
Smooth and unmarred,
No trace of entity,
Our masks are made solely
To hide all identity!
So don't be a misfit!
Put an end to your shame!
Come into our store,
Where all masks are ...

If my pillow could speak,
Oh, the things it would say!
Being crushed to my chest
And cried into each day.
It would talk of the stains
That mark its soft linen;
The tears that had made them,
The state I had been in.
It'd recall all the stories
I'd mumbled and sighed
Of insults a...

The twitch of a finger
Can pull back my trigger
And shape a pair of lifeless eyes.
My sorrow's pang
Goes off with a bang,
And I watch as another dies.
The hands that hold me
Are the ones that control me
And use me against my will.
But they don't give a damn,
I am what I am.
I on...

I struggle;
The dam is cracking.
Droplets seep through,
Despite my intentions.
The pits in my stomach
My brain,
My heart,
Are swelling, crashing waves
Suffocating.
I can't breathe.
I can't escape.
I try to fight, but
I can't.
I, I, I.
I wonder if he hurts too?
If his ...